Raytheon names Rebecca Rhoads president of Global Business Services

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today that Rebecca R. Rhoads has been named president of the company's Global Business Services (GBS) group, effective immediately. Rhoads, a vice president of Raytheon Company, will remain the company's chief information officer (CIO).

The GBS group was established in January 2013 to expand common business operations across the company's enterprise service delivery areas, including sectors of Raytheon's supply chain management, finance, information technology, human resources and advanced media functions. The Global Business Services group includes 3,500 employees worldwide. Rhoads will continue to be based at corporate headquarters in Waltham, Mass.

"For more than 12 years, Rebecca has provided outstanding leadership of our IT operations in a constantly evolving domain," said Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson. "Her responsibilities with GBS reflect Rebecca's role at the forefront of Raytheon's efforts to establish and leverage common business systems for operational excellence and customer value."

Raytheon Company, with 2012 sales of $24 billion and 68,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 91 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems; as well as a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.